For today, a short entry: links to two reports from Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (SYRIA entry for this date is HERE; was no GAZA entry.) — MCM   

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Biden announces $2.5 billion in fresh military aid to Ukraine, by Steve Holland | Reuters  WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden announced $2.5 billion in additional security assistance for Ukraine today as he uses his final weeks in office to surge military aid to Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump takes power. READ MORE . . .

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Syria eyes ‘strategic’ ties with Ukraine, Kyiv vows more food aid shipments. From Reuters. DAMASCUS — Syria hopes for “strategic partnerships” with Ukraine, its new foreign minister told his Ukrainian counterpart today, as Kyiv moves to build ties with the new Islamist rulers in Damascus amid waning Russian influence. READ MORE . . .